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Just being respectful to your excellent judgement call my friend.fixer wrote:reginald .....am i in troublemotorman wrote:Very good point Reginald.fixer wrote:i'm sure he would oblige if requested although I would refrain from posting in an open forum because of you know who
vetrad wrote:If you imagine a timeline from about 1973 on the left and 1981 on the right, the picture below shows how the packing changed over time (did not have all as #27 boxes so I had to improvise).
The earliest boxes have a Roly Toys address (Roly Toys models were also issued as blisterpacks). When the company name changed to Inbrima, the address changed, even though the early Inbrima box style was the same with the yellow labels. There are other box and label variations not pictured.
Ooh no, don't stop, you clearly have some important material in your collection that is just what we want in this thread, so do please carry on...vetrad wrote:Sure! Didn't mean to interrupt. I'll let you guys get back at it
Apart from the one you‘ve shown, I found the box with Pontiac Firebird box art also has a Roly Toys version. Wonder if others like Dodge Challenger / Formula 5000 boxes also exist a Roly Toys version?vetrad wrote:If you imagine a timeline from about 1973 on the left and 1981 on the right, the picture below shows how the packing changed over time (did not have all as #27 boxes so I had to improvise).
The earliest boxes have a Roly Toys address (Roly Toys models were also issued as blisterpacks). When the company name changed to Inbrima, the address changed, even though the early Inbrima box style was the same with the yellow labels. There are other box and label variations not pictured.
That is my understanding too. From what I can tell, this occurred near Christmas 1972. Before that, models seem to have been England assembled and England boxes were marked with import tape/stickers.leonty24 wrote:W'asnt there a import embargo on the import of completed models and so Matchbox imported non painted components
to overcome the embargo i would assume the box's were printed in Brazil
That doesn't make sense to me. The Firebird was not made until 1975. At that time the company name was already changed to Inbrima?ritchie wrote:Apart from the one you‘ve shown, I found the box with Pontiac Firebird box art also has a Roly Toys version. Wonder if others like Dodge Challenger / Formula 5000 boxes also exist a Roly Toys version?vetrad wrote:If you imagine a timeline from about 1973 on the left and 1981 on the right, the picture below shows how the packing changed over time (did not have all as #27 boxes so I had to improvise).
The earliest boxes have a Roly Toys address (Roly Toys models were also issued as blisterpacks). When the company name changed to Inbrima, the address changed, even though the early Inbrima box style was the same with the yellow labels. There are other box and label variations not pictured.
